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Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Finland

Finland: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.967 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.967
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.975
in 1866
All-time low
0.215
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Finland, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, strong elected local governments index in Finland stood at 0.967.

That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Finland peaked at 0.975 in 1866 and was at its lowest, 0.215, in 1789.

That places Finland 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Finland, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.215 —
1790 0.215 +0.0%
1791 0.215 +0.0%
1792 0.215 +0.0%
1793 0.215 +0.0%
1794 0.215 +0.0%
1795 0.215 +0.0%
1796 0.215 +0.0%
1797 0.215 +0.0%
1798 0.215 +0.0%
1799 0.215 +0.0%
1800 0.215 +0.0%
1801 0.215 +0.0%
1802 0.215 +0.0%
1803 0.215 +0.0%
1804 0.215 +0.0%
1805 0.215 +0.0%
1806 0.215 +0.0%
1807 0.215 +0.0%
1808 0.215 +0.0%
1809 0.954 +343.7%
1810 0.954 +0.0%
1811 0.954 +0.0%
1812 0.954 +0.0%
1813 0.954 +0.0%
1814 0.954 +0.0%
1815 0.954 +0.0%
1816 0.954 +0.0%
1817 0.954 +0.0%
1818 0.954 +0.0%
1819 0.954 +0.0%
1820 0.954 +0.0%
1821 0.954 +0.0%
1822 0.954 +0.0%
1823 0.954 +0.0%
1824 0.954 +0.0%
1825 0.954 +0.0%
1826 0.954 +0.0%
1827 0.954 +0.0%
1828 0.954 +0.0%
1829 0.954 +0.0%
1830 0.954 +0.0%
1831 0.954 +0.0%
1832 0.954 +0.0%
1833 0.954 +0.0%
1834 0.954 +0.0%
1835 0.954 +0.0%
1836 0.954 +0.0%
1837 0.954 +0.0%
1838 0.954 +0.0%
1839 0.954 +0.0%
1840 0.954 +0.0%
1841 0.954 +0.0%
1842 0.954 +0.0%
1843 0.954 +0.0%
1844 0.954 +0.0%
1845 0.954 +0.0%
1846 0.954 +0.0%
1847 0.954 +0.0%
1848 0.954 +0.0%
1849 0.954 +0.0%
1850 0.954 +0.0%
1851 0.954 +0.0%
1852 0.954 +0.0%
1853 0.954 +0.0%
1854 0.954 +0.0%
1855 0.954 +0.0%
1856 0.954 +0.0%
1857 0.954 +0.0%
1858 0.954 +0.0%
1859 0.954 +0.0%
1860 0.954 +0.0%
1861 0.954 +0.0%
1862 0.954 +0.0%
1863 0.954 +0.0%
1864 0.954 +0.0%
1865 0.973 +2.0%
1866 0.975 +0.2%
1867 0.975 +0.0%
1868 0.975 +0.0%
1869 0.975 +0.0%
1870 0.975 +0.0%
1871 0.975 +0.0%
1872 0.975 +0.0%
1873 0.975 +0.0%
1874 0.975 +0.0%
1875 0.975 +0.0%
1876 0.975 +0.0%
1877 0.975 +0.0%
1878 0.975 +0.0%
1879 0.975 +0.0%
1880 0.975 +0.0%
1881 0.975 +0.0%
1882 0.975 +0.0%
1883 0.975 +0.0%
1884 0.975 +0.0%
1885 0.975 +0.0%
1886 0.975 +0.0%
1887 0.975 +0.0%
1888 0.975 +0.0%
1889 0.975 +0.0%
1890 0.975 +0.0%
1891 0.975 +0.0%
1892 0.975 +0.0%
1893 0.975 +0.0%
1894 0.975 +0.0%
1895 0.975 +0.0%
1896 0.975 +0.0%
1897 0.975 +0.0%
1898 0.975 +0.0%
1899 0.975 +0.0%
1900 0.975 +0.0%
1901 0.975 +0.0%
1902 0.975 +0.0%
1903 0.975 +0.0%
1904 0.975 +0.0%
1905 0.975 +0.0%
1906 0.975 +0.0%
1907 0.975 +0.0%
1908 0.975 +0.0%
1909 0.975 +0.0%
1910 0.975 +0.0%
1911 0.975 +0.0%
1912 0.975 +0.0%
1913 0.975 +0.0%
1914 0.975 +0.0%
1915 0.975 +0.0%
1916 0.975 +0.0%
1917 0.975 +0.0%
1918 0.975 +0.0%
1919 0.975 +0.0%
1920 0.975 +0.0%
1921 0.975 +0.0%
1922 0.975 +0.0%
1923 0.975 +0.0%
1924 0.975 +0.0%
1925 0.975 +0.0%
1926 0.975 +0.0%
1927 0.975 +0.0%
1928 0.975 +0.0%
1929 0.975 +0.0%
1930 0.975 +0.0%
1931 0.975 +0.0%
1932 0.975 +0.0%
1933 0.975 +0.0%
1934 0.975 +0.0%
1935 0.975 +0.0%
1936 0.975 +0.0%
1937 0.975 +0.0%
1938 0.975 +0.0%
1939 0.975 +0.0%
1940 0.975 +0.0%
1941 0.975 +0.0%
1942 0.975 +0.0%
1943 0.975 +0.0%
1944 0.975 +0.0%
1945 0.975 +0.0%
1946 0.975 +0.0%
1947 0.975 +0.0%
1948 0.975 +0.0%
1949 0.975 +0.0%
1950 0.975 +0.0%
1951 0.975 +0.0%
1952 0.975 +0.0%
1953 0.975 +0.0%
1954 0.975 +0.0%
1955 0.975 +0.0%
1956 0.975 +0.0%
1957 0.94 -3.6%
1958 0.94 +0.0%
1959 0.94 +0.0%
1960 0.94 +0.0%
1961 0.94 +0.0%
1962 0.94 +0.0%
1963 0.94 +0.0%
1964 0.94 +0.0%
1965 0.94 +0.0%
1966 0.94 +0.0%
1967 0.94 +0.0%
1968 0.94 +0.0%
1969 0.94 +0.0%
1970 0.94 +0.0%
1971 0.94 +0.0%
1972 0.94 +0.0%
1973 0.94 +0.0%
1974 0.94 +0.0%
1975 0.94 +0.0%
1976 0.94 +0.0%
1977 0.94 +0.0%
1978 0.94 +0.0%
1979 0.94 +0.0%
1980 0.94 +0.0%
1981 0.94 +0.0%
1982 0.94 +0.0%
1983 0.94 +0.0%
1984 0.94 +0.0%
1985 0.94 +0.0%
1986 0.94 +0.0%
1987 0.94 +0.0%
1988 0.94 +0.0%
1989 0.94 +0.0%
1990 0.94 +0.0%
1991 0.94 +0.0%
1992 0.94 +0.0%
1993 0.94 +0.0%
1994 0.94 +0.0%
1995 0.94 +0.0%
1996 0.94 +0.0%
1997 0.94 +0.0%
1998 0.94 +0.0%
1999 0.94 +0.0%
2000 0.94 +0.0%
2001 0.94 +0.0%
2002 0.94 +0.0%
2003 0.94 +0.0%
2004 0.94 +0.0%
2005 0.94 +0.0%
2006 0.94 +0.0%
2007 0.94 +0.0%
2008 0.94 +0.0%
2009 0.94 +0.0%
2010 0.94 +0.0%
2011 0.94 +0.0%
2012 0.94 +0.0%
2013 0.94 +0.0%
2014 0.94 +0.0%
2015 0.94 +0.0%
2016 0.94 +0.0%
2017 0.967 +2.9%
2018 0.967 +0.0%
2019 0.967 +0.0%
2020 0.967 +0.0%
2021 0.967 +0.0%
2022 0.967 +0.0%
2023 0.967 +0.0%
2024 0.967 +0.0%
2025 0.967 +0.0%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.967 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.963, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.967 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9305, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.215 0.215 0.215 1
1790s 0.215 0.215 0.215 10
1800s 0.2889 0.215 0.954 10
1810s 0.954 0.954 0.954 10
1820s 0.954 0.954 0.954 10
1830s 0.954 0.954 0.954 10
1840s 0.954 0.954 0.954 10
1850s 0.954 0.954 0.954 10
1860s 0.9643 0.954 0.975 10
1870s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1880s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1890s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1900s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1910s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1920s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1930s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1940s 0.975 0.975 0.975 10
1950s 0.9645 0.94 0.975 10
1960s 0.94 0.94 0.94 10
1970s 0.94 0.94 0.94 10
1980s 0.94 0.94 0.94 10
1990s 0.94 0.94 0.94 10
2000s 0.94 0.94 0.94 10
2010s 0.9481 0.94 0.967 10
2020s 0.967 0.967 0.967 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 34 New Zealand 0.97 compare
  2. 35 Ecuador 0.969 compare
  3. 35 Laos 0.969 compare
  4. 37 Montenegro 0.967 compare
  5. 37 Panama 0.967 compare
  6. 37 Taiwan 0.967 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Finland?
Strong elected local governments index in Finland was 0.967 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.975 in 1866.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.215 in 1789.
How does Finland rank for strong elected local governments index?
Finland ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.